Old Yellow Moon (CD)

Emmylou Harris
, Rodney Crowell

1 Used

Amoeba Review

02/25/2013

Who doesn’t love Emmylou Harris? And who doesn’t love country duets? Put Harris and Grammy-winning Rodney Crowell together and you have 11 tracks of hard living and heartache sung by two voices who make it known that when they open their mouths, they sing the truth. The mix of covers and originals by Grammy-winner Crowell features songs like Roger Miller’s “Invitation to the Blues,” given a rollicking bluegrass treatment that highlights the quality of Harris and Crowell’s voices and harmonies. Harris’ world-weary delivery comes through on spare tracks like the detail-laden “Spanish Dancer,” by Patti Scialfa, and Crowell shines on the piano-led “Open Season,” by Crowell and James Thomas Slater. Both vocalists trade off with haunting effect on the breathy, beautiful “Dreaming My Dreams,” by Allen Reynolds. Fans of both classic and alt country fans can’t miss this dynamite pair-up.